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selway Name Meaning and History

English: from a Middle English personal name, Salewi, probably from an unattested Old English personal name, S?lwig, composed of the elements s?l ‘good fortune’ + wig ‘war’.

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selway Family Facts

Distribution of selway Families in the US in 1920
Number of selway families
 6-10
 3-5		 1-2
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